Just a quick post to let you all know that mom had her first round of chemo today. Everything went well. She is feeling fine! They spent much of their day waiting around for doctors...isn't that always the case! They did change the plan a bit and now she will have her next dose in two weeks.
I will post again in a few days to let you know how she is feeling. But so far, so good!
"You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on you! Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock." Isaiah 26:3
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Fun in Arizona
We had a great long weekend in Peoria, Arizona! We took in a Padre baseball game (against the Chicago Cubs) on Friday. Then mom and dad (Kathy and Rick) went golfing the next day while we took in another Padre game. We had great weather those two days. The third day it rained so we headed to the Challenger Space Museum and then a movie. Of course, Bryan and Brayden had to go their 3rd Padre game that night!
It was a very fun trip.
Yesterday mom had her port placement for her chemo therapy. That all went great. She is a bit sore today but she is doing fine. Tony is here visiting this weekend so we are enjoying his company.
Next Wednesday mom will have her first round of chemo. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers that day! Much love to all of you.
It was a very fun trip.
Yesterday mom had her port placement for her chemo therapy. That all went great. She is a bit sore today but she is doing fine. Tony is here visiting this weekend so we are enjoying his company.
Next Wednesday mom will have her first round of chemo. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers that day! Much love to all of you.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Correction! Wrong dates...
Well, in my last posting I said that mom would be having her chemo treatments weekly...and that isn't correct. Just in case you're wondering, the beginning portion of her chemo treatment will begin March 30 but she only has it every three (3) weeks, not weekly. That will go on for about 3 months. Then after that she will have a different chemo medication that will be weekly for another 3 months.
Sorry for the confusion. Just know that she is in great hands and she is preparing to begin a six month process. This coming week she will have a few tests done so please keep her uplifted in prayer...and she will see her surgeon on Tuesday for her post-op appointment.
Love to you all!
Mandy
Sorry for the confusion. Just know that she is in great hands and she is preparing to begin a six month process. This coming week she will have a few tests done so please keep her uplifted in prayer...and she will see her surgeon on Tuesday for her post-op appointment.
Love to you all!
Mandy
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Update March 10
Mom got the initial pathology back from her surgery and it was all good news...clean margins. Which means that she can move along to the next phase of treatment. She is recovering well from the surgery and has been getting out of the house with Dad.
Yesterday she had an appointment with her oncologist who guided her through what will be happening next. She will begin chemotherapy at the end of March. This process will be to rid her body of any additional cancer cells that could have escaped the tumor. Chemo will be a treatment she has once a week for 6 months.
We are hoping to be able to make a trip out to sunny, warm Arizona next weekend to relax and spend some time away. As many of you know, my brother Tony recently bought a home there so we hope to all meet up there and spend some time together. Please pray that doctor appointments will all line up so that we can make this trip, and that mom will be feeling well enough to travel. It sure would be fun to get away and just all be together before she begins this next step in this journey.
We love you all and appreciate your continued prayers and support!
Yesterday she had an appointment with her oncologist who guided her through what will be happening next. She will begin chemotherapy at the end of March. This process will be to rid her body of any additional cancer cells that could have escaped the tumor. Chemo will be a treatment she has once a week for 6 months.
We are hoping to be able to make a trip out to sunny, warm Arizona next weekend to relax and spend some time away. As many of you know, my brother Tony recently bought a home there so we hope to all meet up there and spend some time together. Please pray that doctor appointments will all line up so that we can make this trip, and that mom will be feeling well enough to travel. It sure would be fun to get away and just all be together before she begins this next step in this journey.
We love you all and appreciate your continued prayers and support!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Quick update-- At home, recovering
It is Sunday morning (March 6) and I just wanted to let you all know that mom is doing great! She got home from the hospital Friday early afternoon. She has been resting and getting great care from my dad. She isn't having much pain and has full range of motion with her arm! She says she feels great.
I just thought you might like to know how the first couple days were going.
Have a wonderful week!
I just thought you might like to know how the first couple days were going.
Have a wonderful week!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Surgery went great!
Mom said that she woke up this morning (Thursday March 3) before the sun came up. She went downstairs and sat on the couch where she always sits. She snuggled up because it was dark and cold-- and she spent time praying-- getting herself ready for the day to come. And while she sat in the cool darkness, she closed her eyes in prayer. Suddenly she felt a warming sensation on her face and body, and she felt a light on her. She opened her eyes to find the sunlight streaming in through her dining room window, reflecting off of a glass picture frame on a wall, directly on the place she sat on the couch. She said it was like the Light of the World stepping out from the darkenss (like Chris Tomlin sings in Here I am to Worship).
God has been shining on her today...and has been with her consistently throughout this journey. From the phone call she received yesterday giving her the good news of a surgery time for today to the calmness of her spirit as she arrived at the hospital. And then the wonderful news Dad and I received when the surgeon came out to the waiting area to tell us that the surgery went exactly as planned and that mom did great.
They removed the tumor and a portion of her lymphnodes under her right arm. We should get the pathology report back from those samples in one week.
Mom is resting comfortably in the hospital. Like Mary and Joseph, there were no "beds in the inn" when I left mom. So she was still in the recovery area. They were taking good care of her there and hoping to move her at some point tonight to a regular hospital room.
She is scheduled to go home tomorrow at some point. I assume it will be early afternoon.
She has a follow up appointment with her surgeon on the 15th. And will also meet with her oncologist about the next phase of her treatment (chemo) in about two weeks also.
Until then, I will post again if there is more to report on. Otherwise assume that she is resting comfortably at home and is being well taken care of by her loving husband.
Thank you all for your prayers again. So very powerful!
God has been shining on her today...and has been with her consistently throughout this journey. From the phone call she received yesterday giving her the good news of a surgery time for today to the calmness of her spirit as she arrived at the hospital. And then the wonderful news Dad and I received when the surgeon came out to the waiting area to tell us that the surgery went exactly as planned and that mom did great.
They removed the tumor and a portion of her lymphnodes under her right arm. We should get the pathology report back from those samples in one week.
Mom is resting comfortably in the hospital. Like Mary and Joseph, there were no "beds in the inn" when I left mom. So she was still in the recovery area. They were taking good care of her there and hoping to move her at some point tonight to a regular hospital room.
She is scheduled to go home tomorrow at some point. I assume it will be early afternoon.
She has a follow up appointment with her surgeon on the 15th. And will also meet with her oncologist about the next phase of her treatment (chemo) in about two weeks also.
Until then, I will post again if there is more to report on. Otherwise assume that she is resting comfortably at home and is being well taken care of by her loving husband.
Thank you all for your prayers again. So very powerful!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Surgery is tomorrow-- Thursday March 3
Sorry for the short notice, but we just found out that there was a cancellation in the surgeon's schedule and mom will be having her surgery tomorrow.
Mom met with her surgeon yesterday (Tuesday) to talk about treatment options now that she has decided not to particpate in the chemo-prior to surgery clinical trial. The surgeon said that there is no difference in survival rates between mastectomy and lumpectomy treatments, so mom could decide on either. But that she would recover faster if she had a lumpectomy...and faster recovery means that she would be on to the next course of treatment (chemotherapy) sooner. That seems like the best option in getting rid of the all the cancer (tumor, lymphnodes and any other cancer cells that may have escaped the tumor).
So tomorrow, mom will check in to UCSD Thornton Hospital at 10:30am. She is scheduled to have her lumpectomy around 1:30pm. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers throughout the day. She will stay in the hospital overnight due to the lyphmnode dissection. But I am sure she will be home by early afternoon Friday.
I will keep you all posted on the outcome of the surgery. As always thank you for your love and support for mom!
"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine..."
Ephesians 3:20
Mom met with her surgeon yesterday (Tuesday) to talk about treatment options now that she has decided not to particpate in the chemo-prior to surgery clinical trial. The surgeon said that there is no difference in survival rates between mastectomy and lumpectomy treatments, so mom could decide on either. But that she would recover faster if she had a lumpectomy...and faster recovery means that she would be on to the next course of treatment (chemotherapy) sooner. That seems like the best option in getting rid of the all the cancer (tumor, lymphnodes and any other cancer cells that may have escaped the tumor).
So tomorrow, mom will check in to UCSD Thornton Hospital at 10:30am. She is scheduled to have her lumpectomy around 1:30pm. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers throughout the day. She will stay in the hospital overnight due to the lyphmnode dissection. But I am sure she will be home by early afternoon Friday.
I will keep you all posted on the outcome of the surgery. As always thank you for your love and support for mom!
"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine..."
Ephesians 3:20
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